Blanket-clamp.



D. E. GOE.

BLANKET CLAMP.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.19, 1907.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

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ATTDRNEYQ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

No. e14,cs7.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 19, 1907. Serial No. 402,810.

Batonted March 9, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL E. Com, a citizen of the United States,residin at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and "State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blanket-Clamps, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to improvements in clamps, for use in binding orholding a blanket or other covering and maintaining the same in auniform, firm and smooth condition.

The novelty resides in the particular construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and then particularly set forth in theclaim.

In the drawings, which form a art of this specification, Figure 1 is arear e eyation of an ironing board embodying my invention. Fig. 2, asection of the same on line a: a: of Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 and 4, plan andside elevations reslpectively of one of the clam ing members.

ike reference characters in lcate like parts throughout the views.

In the present instance the clamp is shown as applied to a cover orblanket on a rigid member or body. a

In the drawings are shown the body, A, of an ironing board, providedwith the usual binding s eet, B, which covers the front of the board,and whose margins, b, overlap the sides of the latter and rest upon theback surface of the board. Intermediate the sheet and body is the usualblanket or pad, C. It is essentlal that the sheet embrace the board andthe blanket or other padding'tightly and with a substantially uniformtension. It is further advantageous to have a binding means which isreadily disengaged to facilitate loosening or changing the bindingsheetconnecting member, E, In detail the enga I ing member, D, comprisesforked arms,

with an intermediate eye, loop, or other 'openmg, e. The arms, d,terminate m downwardl directed' hooks, g, which have a slight y lateralinclination toward their ends. The parts of the engai'ng member, D,correspond in detail wit t ose of the member, D, and bear correspondingreference characters with the addition of a prime sign. The connectingmember, E, consists of a spirally wound wire spring, h, whose ends arebent into loops, k, which engage the loops, e and e, of theengagingmembers.

My devices are a plied as follows: The hooks, g, of the mem er, D, areinserted into one of the flaps, b, of the binding sheet near the margin.The opposite flap margin is then seized by one hand of the operator andforced toward the engaged margin, while the other hand is pushing themember, D, against the tension of the member, E, to pro or position overthe second flap wherein the 00 s, g, are inserted.

The described binding or clamping members are applied at indicatedintervals t6 the flaps, 12, throughout the length of the board. The bentarms or legs, d, d, of'the engaging members, by their distention assistin distributing the tension upon the binding sheet, thereby minimizingany tendency to wrinkle. The extensible nature of the member, E, not

only enables the sheet, 0, tabs bound with any desired degree oftightness required b the particular fabric being ironed, but facilitateswhen required the disengagement of the engaging members.

What 0 aim is:

An engaging member for a clamping device, the same formed of a singlepiece of wire with a loop at its center, arms extendin in o positedirections from said loop an portions at right angles to said arms andterminating indownwardly directed hooks which are slightl lateral ytheir ends, said entarms serving by their distention to distribute thetension upon a binding sheet and thereby minimize the tendency towrinkle.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

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